BlackBerry or iPhone what to buy?

[rabroadDOTcom]

BlackBerry or iPhone what to buy? It seems that the iPhone has won even more fans in the shape of HSBC chiefs. The powers that be over at the global bank have decided to look into using iPhones as their executive weapon of choice. That would mean replacing their fleet of around 300,000 BlackBerry devices. Now that the new iPhone 3G is compatible with Microsoft Exchange servers, it has become more attractive to business as well as consumers. Its larger screen and applications geared towards trading and accounting are adding to the iPhones capability to become a serious business competitor. News from the BlackBerry camp is that the BlackBerry Thunder, equipped with a large touch screen, will be released later this year to go into direct competition with the iPhone. Watch this space for a smartphone stand-off...

[DazedNConfuzed]

I would think Iphone. It's got the jump on BB by at least two years with market size growing daily. It's a lot like the PC/MAC issue. A MAC might be better, but when PC's dominate 90% of the market, which format do you think the software developers go for first?

BB also has some other insidious issues lurking too. I don't recall specifically, but something about a court case which might deep-six a lot of RIM's ability to provide future business. I hear Research in Motion (RIM) is a brutal company to work for, so maybe that doesn't fit with your moral compass either.